Many watching the landing of Shatner's historic space flight noticed the awkward moment shared between the actor and Bezos and were quick to comment on it.

Star Trek actor William Shatner has become the oldest human in space at the age of 90, after the successful second mission of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket ship. Overwhelmed by the experience, the Canadian actor, who played Captain James Kirk in the 1966 science fiction series, teared up after the 11-minute journey, as he spoke to reporters.

However, as an emotional Shatner spoke about his experience, he was abruptly cut off by Blue Origin and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Watch the video here: